IARD 6030 - [Planning and Management of Agriculture and Rural Development]

(crosslisted) GOVT 6927

Spring. 4 credits. Student option grading.

N. T. Uphoff.

An intercollege course designed to provide graduate students with a multidisciplinary perspective on the administration of agricultural and rural development activites in developing countries. The course is oriented to students in agricultural or social sciences who may have administrative responsiblities during their professional careers. Reviews experience and approaches in agricultural and rural development in a range of developing countries, with particular attention to contemporary issues of participation, decentralization, local institutions, capacity-building, civil society, social capital, and empowerment. Case studies from Asia, Africa, and Latin America.